25 years of hand scraping in Pune.
Ankita Enterprises hand scrapes guideways, slideways, mating faces, surface plates and machine bases for machine tool builders, rebuilders and plants across the Pune area. Flat, true surfaces that hold their accuracy.
Measured in contact points and microns
Scraped surfaces are judged by how evenly they touch the master and how true the geometry is. These are the levels well-scraped machine surfaces reach, and the levels we work to.
contact points per square inch
Typical for slideways and mating faces. Enough contact to stop rocking and keep tightening balanced.
points per square inch, fine work
Fine scraping for reference surfaces and jobs that need the densest, most even contact.
bearing contact area
Between mating surfaces, giving stiffer joints and steadier machining.
squareness and alignment
Surfaces are scraped to qualified masters and gauges, so straightness and squareness errors come down to a few microns.
Feel the difference in density
The square on the right is one inch by one inch of scraped surface. Each blue mark is a point of contact. Slide to see how coarse and fine scraping compare.
Typical figures for hand-scraped surfaces, drawn from machine tool industry sources. Tell us the accuracy your drawing needs and we will confirm what is achievable for your part.
Our scraping work
Machine tools, presses, robot pedestals and reference surfaces, for new builds and rebuilds. If two surfaces must mate truly, we can scrape them.
Guideways and slideways
Box ways, flat ways and dovetails scraped so axes move smoothly and hold alignment.
Machine rebuilds
Geometry restoration on worn machines, to bring accuracy back where it belongs.
Press scraping
Scraping of press beds, rams, slides and gibs, so the ram runs true to the bed and tooling seats evenly.
Robotics pedestal scraping
Scraping of robot pedestal and base mounting faces, so the robot seats flat and holds its position and alignment.
Surface plates and masters
Plates, straightedges and reference surfaces.
Saddles, tables, columns, beds
Mating faces that carry load evenly.
Oil-retention patterns
Frosting that holds a film of oil on sliding faces.
See what scraping changes
Drag the handle. On the left, a machined surface touches only at scattered high spots. On the right, a scraped surface carries an even spread of contact. The picture is illustrative.
Each blue mark is a point where the surface touched the master plate.
Flatness over long surfaces
Lapping and grinding act on the whole surface. Scraping corrects local high and low spots, so long surfaces can be brought true.
Stiffer joints
More bearing contact between mating surfaces raises joint rigidity, which helps finish and part geometry.
Better alignment
Scraping to a master reduces the electronic compensation a machine needs later.
Free, even sliding
Shallow scraped depressions hold oil so surfaces glide without sticking and wear more slowly.
in the Pune area
Skill that comes from doing it for decades
Hand scraping is a craft learned over years, not a setting on a machine. Ankita Enterprises has been scraping machine surfaces around Pune for 25 years, for machine builders, rebuilders and plants that need accuracy they can measure.
Talk to us about your machineWe work in the Pune area
Ankita Enterprises is based in Pune and scrapes for machine tool builders, rebuilders and plants across the Pune area.
Based in Pune
Our workshop is in Pune, close to the machine builders and plants we serve.
Serving the Pune area
Twenty-five years of scraping work for customers in and around Pune.
Ask about on-site work
Scraping tools are portable. Whether we can work at your plant depends on the machine and access, so ask us.
Questions we often hear
What is hand scraping?
Hand scraping is a manual method that removes very small amounts of metal from a precision surface to take out the high spots left by machining. It gives a flat, accurate bearing surface with more contact area between mating parts.
Why not just grind the surface flat?
Grinding and lapping act on the whole surface, so they struggle to correct local errors over long distances. Scraping works only on the high spots, and the scraped pattern also holds oil for sliding surfaces.
What accuracy can you achieve?
Typical well-scraped surfaces carry 8 to 10 contact points per square inch, and fine work can reach 24 to 36. Squareness and alignment errors can be brought down to a few microns. Tell us what your drawing needs and we will confirm what is achievable.
Can you scrape a machine where it stands?
Scraping tools are small and portable, which is one advantage of the work. Whether on-site work is possible depends on the machine and access, so send us details and we will advise.
What should I send for an enquiry?
The machine make and model, the surfaces concerned, the condition (new build or worn), the accuracy you need, and when you need the work done. Photos help.
Hand scraping enquiries
Tell us about the machine or surface. We will reply with questions or a quotation.
- Phone+91 98901 04321
- WhatsAppMessage us on WhatsApp
- AddressAnkita Enterprises, Sr No 20, Ambegaon Pathar, Pune 411046, Maharashtra, India
- SupportWe can support round the clock
Helpful to include
- Machine make and model
- Surfaces to be scraped
- New build or worn machine
- Accuracy needed
- Photos and your timeline